What’s it really like to be the new kid on the block?
Our Serving Families On The Move programme supports projects that help service families navigate the challenges of relocation.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news
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Categories: New programmes, Programme news, Veterans
VALOUR-Recognised Centres Development Fund opens for applications
MOD’s Office for Veterans’ Affairs has today launched next steps for its VALOUR programme, which aims to give veterans across the UK easier access to the essential care and support available to them.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded
New awards to support for serving families facing separation challenges
Maintaining a balanced home life through frequent periods apart is a challenge that many armed forces families face, and one which is addressed by the latest projects supported through our Apart, not Alone programme.
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Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, New programmes, Programme news, Uncategorized
Supporting those who support our service personnel.
We’ve supported a further 17 projects in the latest funding round, worth almost £1 million to projects that aim to improve the overall provision of support available to partners of serving personnel.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Current Serving, Forces families, Programme news
Latest funding helps change the narrative for servicewomen
From ill-fitting uniform to availability of sanitary products; a lack of recognition of the role many servicewomen play as main caregiver to their family, to a lack of understanding of the symptoms of menopause. Applications to our Service Women: Seen & Heard programme made it clear that change is needed.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Consultation, Forces families, New programmes, Programme news, Projects we've funded
Empowering Bereaved Armed Forces Families: Transforming Mental health Support Through Partnership
We’ve awarded nearly £2 million to Defence Medical Welfare Service to deliver targeted support – including counselling, emotional and practical care – to military families who’ve lost loved ones during or connected to service.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Forces families, Programme news, Projects we've funded
New awards to help ease the stress of relocation
Starting again somewhere new is challenging. The latest projects funded by Serving Families: On the Move hope to make each move a little easier.
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Categories: Current Serving, Forces families, Funds, Programme news, Uncategorized
Why full time and extended early childcare matters for military families
It’s often said that it takes a village to raise a child – but for many families in the armed forces, that village can feel thousands of miles away.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Programme news
Six projects with one goal – to tackle domestic abuse in forces communities
We’ve funded another six projects under our Free from Fear programme, worth a total of more than three quarters of a million pounds, to further strengthen much-needed support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse in armed forces communities.
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Categories: Armed Forces Covenant Fund, Carers and Families, Forces families, Programme news, Veterans
Why the Family Focus programme matters so deeply
Caring for a loved one through injury or illness is never easy. It can reshape your daily life, your relationships, and your sense of self. Our Family Focus programme helps put the spotlight back on you and other family members, ensuring you are seen, heard, and valued.
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